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Originally Posted by Badger Bob
It's not a huge deal in the States. The news media is obsessed with the issue, and those who give a flip about what "trends" on Twitter care about it.
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I'm not saying that this is the case with you, but many people who claim not to care when someone comes out really mean "it makes me uncomfortable to hear about so he should have stayed in the closet." Would they be saying it's no big deal if Collins was celebrating a championship by giving his male partner a big affectionate hug while all the other players are giving their female partners big affectionate hugs? Maybe you would, but I strongly suspect that most would not.
Hopefully society gets to the point where no one has to come out of the closet because they never had to hide in the closet in the first place, but, until then, it is a big deal.